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The Nation (Nairobi)
April 28, 2008
News Article By Macharia Mwangi
Warders at the two main prisons in Naivasha have threatened to completely paralyse all prisons activities Monday if their demands are not met.
"If they don't pay our risk allowance and other dues by tomorrow (Monday), then they should be ready for a real showdown," said the warder.
They expressed shock at Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka's statement equating the go slow to a mutiny, saying they were just airing their grievances and had not downed their guns.
"Our grievances are very pertinent and genuine and we are greatly disturbed by the Honourable Minister's statement," they said.
The warders also claim they are yet to be paid Sh 10,000 token for work done during the post-election violence.
At the same time, they dismissed a committee formed by Mr Musyoka to look into their grievances.
The warders want the department moved from Home Affairs Ministry to the Ministry of Internal Security where they could be served well.
Meanwhile, inmates at the Naivasha Maximum Prison poured faeces and raw human waste in their cells in a bid to stop the officers from accessing the blocks.
Sources say the inmates who are serving life sentences had tried to escape from the high guarded reform facilities but their efforts were thwarted.


